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Apple sued over all touch-based products

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 23rd, 2012)

FlatWorld, a Pennsylvania company, is suing Apple for patent infringement in California's Northern District Court in San Francisco, according to a report in Patently Apple. The company owns Patent RE43,318 which describes "a testing tool with a touch screen programmed to allow children to ...

Hex Vision Classic Leather Watch Band for 6G iPod nano: Good-looking, reasonably priced

by Steven Sande (Mar 1st, 2012)

When the first watch bands started appearing for iPod nanos, I really thought the idea was ludicrous. After all, what kind of person would spend a minimum of US$129 on a touchscreen watch when they have a really good clock in their pocket -- an iPhone -- already? I felt that way until a friend of ...

Discovering iPod nano recovery mode

by Erica Sadun (Dec 31st, 2010)

Steven Troughton-Smith writes on his personal weblog that he may have discovered a way to put his iPod nano into some kind of DFU-like recovery mode. By holding down the restart buttons through two reboots, iTunes will see the device and alert the user. Entering DFU/Recovery mode allows hackers to ...

iPod nano watch kits nab almost $1 million on Kickstarter

by Steven Sande (Dec 17th, 2010)

Does anyone out there want to go into business with me with a design for an iPod nano watch kit? MINIMAL is a design house that decided to fund the development of a line of iPod nano 6G watch kits through Kickstarter. If you're not familiar with that site, it's where you can send your pet project up ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me accessorize my iPod nano on the cheap

by Erica Sadun (Sep 18th, 2010)

Dear Aunt TUAW, I bought a brand new multitouch nano, and now I want to accessorize it. But money is tight, and I don't have a lot to spend. I don't really care about "pretty," but I'd like to see what kind of functionality I can get (accessory-wise) on the cheap. Can you recommend any really ...

Hands on (and in) the iPod nano 6th generation reveals hints of video playback support

by Erica Sadun (Sep 8th, 2010)

This morning, I headed over to the Apple Store and picked up a sweet little green iPod nano to play with. (Thank you, red-headed Molly!) The nano is basically the size and weight of a 2G shuffle, with a cute little touch screen and a couple of buttons for volume control and Sleep/Wake. Of course, I ...